I gotta say, year 3 is my favorite year of being married so far. I had an epiphany on marriage a few weeks ago...it holds true for Eric and me, and I'm sure a lot of people can relate.
The first year of marriage feels like you're playing house. You are still getting to know each other and are so worried about having a "happy" marriage that you try not to get into too many arguments.
In the second year of marriage you're not afraid to get on each other's nerves. I believe this year can make or break a couple. If you can work through misunderstandings and master your art of communication, I think any marriage can be successful.
As for year 3, you know your spouse inside and out and (thanks to year 2) you know exactly what to do to resolve conflict in the household. Things are pretty straight forward. You have the tools to either tick off your spouse or make them happy. It all depends on what you choose to do.
So back to my marriage and why I love year 3...
Last week I got to work and received an e-mail first thing in the morning. The e-mail said I received flowers and needed to pick them up from the mail center. I couldn't think of anyone who would send me flowers except for Eric, but I was also confused as to why he was getting me flowers. I went to pick them up, and as I opened up the box I read a note that said, "Just because."
How cute is that?
3 comments:
Aww! You two inspire me :)
So very, very cute.
Your hubby needs to give my hubby a few tips :P
by the way, I totally agree w/your marriage break-down. Year 2 was definitely the hardest year of our entire marriage, to date. It didn't help any that we started it off welcoming a v.e.r.y. grumpy newborn into things.
Very cute. Points for hubby!
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